Revealed – Why Canada Star Has Yet To Feature Since Joining Inter Milan

Wingback Tajon Buchanan has yet to take the pitch for Inter Milan as he is still improving his proficiency in Italian.

This according to today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews.

Buchanan has now been an Inter player for almost a month.

The Nerazzurri signed the Canadian international from Club Brugge early on in the January transfer window.

Inter didn’t want to wait around to bring Buchanan in. Considering that the 24-year-old is a player who they were targeting as injury cover for Juan Cuadrado, they moved in the first week of January.

Buchanan is a player who Inter have earmarked as a reinforcement to the squad depth.

And getting the 24-year-old in as soon as possible to start settling him into the squad was a priority.

Why Tajon Buchanan Is Yet To Feature For Inter

Still, Buchanan has not yet played in a single match for Inter, either from the start or from the bench.

It is not exactly surprising that Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi would not throw the Canadian straight into the deep end by giving him a start in his first couple weeks at the club.

But the lack of even a run-out as a substitute is perhaps surprising.

According to Tuttosport, though, there is a particular reason for Buchanan’s lack of playing time to date.

The problem is not to do with fitness. Buchanan’s medicals and early training sessions have shown that he is more than ready physically speaking.

But the Canadian is undergoing intensive lessons in speaking Italian.

This is so that Buchanan can start to take on tactical instructions more quickly.

The wingback role at Inter is a particularly tactically demanding one. Players like Achraf Hakimi and Denzel Dumfries have also had to make adjustments upon their arrival.

Buchanan is a player who Inter see as ideal for the position. But it is not one that he has played in the past.

So the 24-year-old is having to take in a lot of information and guidance from both Inzaghi and his teammates on his positioning and how to act in different tactical situations.

Having a decent grasp of Italian is an important part of this process.

So Buchanan is learning the language enough to integrate tactically before he takes to the pitch in a competitive match, Tuttosport reports.